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taonga - property, possession


tino taonga - valuable

whare taonga - museum

Ka hoko au i tētahi taonga mā tāku tahu.
I will buy a gift for my love.
Simple sentences: future tense - ka

Ehara māna tēnei taonga.
This treasure is not for him/her.
Negating m`aku possessives - ehara... mō...; ehara... mā

Māna tēnei taonga.
This treasure is for him/her.
Unrealised possession - mā, māku

Kei raro ngā taonga tākaro i te nohoanga.
The toys are under the sofa.
In, on, by, under... - kei runga...

Kua tirohia ngā tāonga e ngā tauira.
The treasures have been looked at by the students.
Passive sentences - tikina...

I mahia e ia he taonga wheua mō te rau tāra.
He made a bone pendant worth one hundred dollars.
Passive sentences - tikina...

E tirohia ana ngā taonga tākaro ki te toa e ngā tamariki.
The toys in the shop are being looked at by the children.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ka hokona te taonga e koe.
The gift will be bought by you.
Passive sentences - tikina...

Ki tā Kahu mā, nā rātou kē taua taonga.
According to Kahu and them, that taonga belongs to them.
According to... - E ai ki.../E ai ki tā... /Ki tā

Hei aha ngā taonga hangarua rā? Hei hanga taonga toi.
What are those recycled goods for? For making artworks.
For the purpose of - hei

I tāhaetia te patu pounamu i te whare taonga.
The greenstone patu was stolen from the museum.
Using 'i' to indicate direction away from something - i - i

Kāhore kau ana tū taonga nei i whakawhiwhia ki te taitamariki i aua rā.
These kinds of treasures were not given to the young in those days.
That aforementioned thing - taua, aua

He ātaahua te rūma noho me ngā taonga o roto.
The living room and the treasures in it are beautiful.

He taonga rongonui te aroha ki te tangata.
Goodwill towards others is a precious treasure.

He taonga pūoro āna.
She has musical instruments.

He taonga tuku iho.
An heirloom handed down.

He taonga nui te tūpato.
Being cautious is a treasure.

Ko ngā kaumātua ngā tāonga o te ao Māori.
The elderly people are the treasures of the Māori world.

He nui te Whare Taonga.
The museum is big.

E hia ngā whakaahua i te wharetaonga?
How many pictures are in the museum?

Ka riro i a au tētahi kutarere hei taonga kirihimete.
I got a scooter for chirstmas.

He taonga te reo.
Language is a treasure.

He taonga nui te wareware.
Forgetting is a great treasure.

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